Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro – distant vocal sample, like a child humming faintly] Used to look out the window like freedom lived outside. I was only 9, but my thoughts was 35. --- [Verse 1] I had pain in my backpack, rage in my shoes Wasn’t taught how to cope, I just learned how to move Had a grown man stare at the age of ten ‘Cause life ain’t wait, it just rushed me in Didn’t play with toys, I played with the truth Watched my homies sell hope from a project roof Mama workin’ doubles, Daddy was a ghost So I put on strength like a second coat Cried quiet, had to sleep with pride Nobody heard me, but I still survived I was makin' choices with no real guide Lookin' grown on the outside, but broke inside --- [Hook – emotional, melody-driven] Too grown, too young Had to fight just to feel like I won Learned to lie with a smile on my tongue Told 'em “I'm good” when I barely held on They don't know what the silence do They just see tattoos, not the inner wounds I ain't have time to bloom I just had to move — and move through the fumes --- [Verse 2] Used to count coins for corner store meals Now I count time like scars that healed Middle school days with my stomach on E Still gave lunch away — that’s the love in me I seen my innocence boxed and stored Had to hustle peace while my youth got ignored Played tough so my tears don’t speak But I bled in bars and I vent in beats I ain’t ask to grow up this fast But I made a future outta my past Took all the pain, stitched it in lines So my kids won’t carry what was never mine --- [Hook Repeat – stronger delivery] Too grown, too young Had to fight just to feel like I won Learned to lie with a smile on my tongue Told 'em “I'm good” when I barely held on They don't know what the silence do They just see tattoos, not the inner wounds I ain't have time to bloom I just had to move — and move through the fumes --- [Outro – quiet reflection] If I act older than I am, it’s 'cause I had to. If I love harder than I should, it’s 'cause I never had room to feel safe.
Tags
93 BPM, Reflective | Pain-driven trap | Melodic storytelling, male
Duration
3:15
Instrumental
No
Created
6/6/2025